Coffee Break

[BOTS]

I felt lucky to get a ride on Ace's 40 meter lift, when I was in Cockatoo. Just like in the vid. Graeme was doing the cutting. Free falling some, and butt tying what he couldn't. Mark (Ace) was running the controls. It was awesome! Except we didn't have coffee. Ah, but we made up for that later.

131+ ft. thats one heck of a lift

 

[MasterBlaster]

Love the anemometer!

Perhaps when he retires, he'll post here once in a while.

He was made an Elder automatically, IIRC.

 

[Benjo75]

You know it's a tall lift when you need a drone to watch the ground.

 

[SeanKroll]

 

[Mick!]

A great homage.

They're a top firm of pros.

 

[Tommy_B]

Most excellent. Thanks for posting Gerry

 

[pete mctree]

Efficient caffeine management plan at work

 

[PCTREE]

Seems like the best/only way for us old gits to stay in the trees is with big iron

 

[flushcut]

Some people bring a chunk of wood into their living room to use as a coffee table and some just use the top of a tree that they are wrecking. LOL awesome!

 

[Jed]

It was awesome! Except we didn't have coffee. Ah, but we made up for that later.

HaHA! haHaHA!

 

[candoarms]

I enjoyed the video a whole lot. Thanks Gerry. Now I need to get one of those cow creamers for my lunch pail. LOL

Joel

 

[CurSedVoyce]

I some how now feel uncivilized having my coffee sent up.
That was awesome

 

[FireFighterZero]

Yeah, I loved the milk cow too Joel.

 

[Dave Shepard]

That was great. I've noticed the anemometers on the big construction cranes around here.

 

[SeanKroll]

I love that the spar is swaying the whole time.

 

[RegC]

Cool as that was, for me the original with Hap Johnson is still the best tree vId out there. The guys fluency spurring that giant is just sublime. But, this was great to watch too. There's a feel-good about it.

 

[Mick!]

Agreed, the original is brilliant, I don't think this was meant as anything but a homage.

Isn't this the Aussie who did the Euc dismantle in the clouds above the walkway?

 

[stig]

Graeme McMahon, yes.

 

[cory]

Cool as that was, for me the original with Hap Johnson is still the best tree vId out there. The guys fluency spurring that giant is just sublime.

Totally agree. In addition to all of Hap's skill and experience, I think its safe to say he was a physical freak of nature.

Agreed, the original is brilliant, I don't think this was meant as anything but a homage.

 

[Jed]

To: Hap Johnson, Graeme, Ger and Butch... Cheers, brothers!!

 

[pete mctree]

For those who have not seen the original;

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[Dave Shepard]

Like he's climbing a ladder.

 

[chris_girard]

Really enjoyed that. Thanks Jer!

 

[chris_girard]

Cool as that was, for me the original with Hap Johnson is still the best tree vId out there. The guys fluency spurring that giant is just sublime. But, this was great to watch too. There's a feel-good about it.

I agree Reg. The original video that Hap did is a short 25 min video made back in 1982 called "Spar Tree." In this video, when he is sitting at the top, he is not drinking coffee, but instead is just relaxing smoking a cigarette. Hap was well into his 60's when he made the film.

There is a good video that I own called "When Loggers Climbed Trees." Hap and many other climbers from the early high lead logging days are featured in it. If anyone is interested, I can dig it out and find out where you can get a copy.

 

[Chris E]

They showed us this at tech, I'm sure they showed it to everyone that ever enrolled